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Gaza border crossings to remain closed

Israel's border crossings with the Gaza Strip will remain closed on Sunday following attacks from the territory.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 11:27 November 30, 2008
  • Gulf News

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's border crossings with the Gaza Strip will remain closed on Sunday following attacks from the territory, a government spokesman said.

"Following mortar and rocket fire, the border crossings we had expected to open will remain closed," Defence Ministry spokesman Shlomo Dror said.

He said the restriction covers all goods and people except the sick, who would be allowed to travel to and from the territory.

Israel has allowed food into the Gaza Strip for only three days since a flare-up of violence on the border on November 4 prompted it to tighten its blockade of the territory.

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